Re: non-smart debian phone

[Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com>]

Is the screen really a show-stopper?  If not, how about getting a
PinePhone CE, and running Mobian or postmarketOS on it?

https://store.pine64.org/product/pinephone-community-edition-postmarketos-with-convergence-package-limited-edition-linux-smartphone/

-r


> From: Dan Hitt <dan.hitt@gmail.com>
> Subject: non-smart debian phone
> Date: August 5, 2020 at 21:38:40 PDT
> To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> 
> I plan to get a non-smart phone to replace my smart phone.
> 
> By non-smart, i mean that it does not have a touch screen.
> 
> However, it might be reasonable for it to have a usb port not just for charging, but for communication with my computer.  Conceivably it might be useful to download voice mail to my computer, for example, or maybe to play through its speakers.
> 
> It would be nice if it ran a free operating system, such as debian.
> 
> Does anybody have any experience along these lines, or advice?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> dan